Celebrating the pleasures of a 21st century bookworm

German Literature Month IV: A wrap-up of sorts

Just when I think it can’t get any better than GLM III, you accomplish this! What an a-maz-ing month!

Highlights and quality right from the off (and that was just the reading plans). We had new and very enthusiastic recruits (if I may call you that), and it would appear that #germanlitmonth has inspired a number of new blogs. Welcome to the blogosphere all. We were also joined by our youngest ever participant, aged 7. Well done, Emily. I loved your review so much, I’m going to read the book myself. (At 56, I’m not too old, am I?)

Lizzy’s GLM IV Book Stack

On a personal note, I’m quite pleased with the way my month panned out. I didn’t quite stick to my published plan. I substituted Rilke for Roth because my book went missing. I’ve been shuffling book piles around recently and Roth has been misplaced. He will turn up soon because I have to sort out the messie library. The book piles are out of control and keep falling over …

In total 43 bloggers participated. Whether it was for one title only, or for twenty, each and every contribution is truly appreciated. Thank you, one and all! The final review count is not yet known. As the last hours of GLM IV tick away, reviews continue to appear on the linky. I still have another 5 titles to review … The linky will stay open, so feel free to add any reviews of books you read in November but didn’t have time to write.

Caroline and I now have work to do. I have to figure out the winner of the pick and mix, and Caroline has to determine her favourite post. So, while you’re waiting for the results, please head off to Mel’s post event party at the Grand Budapest Hotel. Don’t forget to take and name your plus one, and, please pace yourself. This party lasts 7 days, and will culminate in publication of the now traditional GLM author index and the prize-giving ceremony on Sunday 7.12.2014.

Share this:

Like this:

Related

13 Responses

Amazing stuff and so many interesting reviews! I loved the fact that there is such a young participant – nothing like educating your children to read and blog! I enjoyed very much taking part – thanks for all your work (both of you!) in hosting!

Thanks for putting this together again Lizzy & Caroline. I think I did quite well with sticking to my plan. I read what I thought I would but not all that I wanted to. I’m going to try and catch up with reading everyone else’s posts over the next few days as I couldn’t keep up with them in real time. There are loads of new books to go on my TBR pile. Thanks everyone!

Thanks for another great readalong. It has generated many interesting reviews and has allowed me focus on my long term goal of (slowly) reading all Böll and Roth. Hope to get to write about the Böll for my traditional #GermanLateMonth post.

Thanks for hosting German Literature Month with Caroline, Lizzy. It is my favourite reading event of the year and I really enjoyed participating in this fourth edition. Though I had a slow start, I managed to catch up in the end. This year’s GLM seems to be the best ever in terms of the number of posts. It keeps getting more and more awesome every year🙂 Now, I can’t wait to find out who iwins the pick and mix prize and the favourite post prize. Now, I will enjoy the pleasure of anticipating next year’s GLM.

German Lit Month was a great experience, simply overwhelming. I didn’t even have time to read all reviews until now (but i will definitely do it within the next days). Thanks to Lizzy and Caroline and thank you also to all other participants! Btw, I managed to read all the books I wanted to review (plus two more) and hope to publish the still missing reviews until Sunday.

There is also a verified image of Caroline arriving at the party and an alleged still shot of Lizzy in a movie staring with Gregor von Rezzori

Lots of special events and field trips are being planned. Your ideas are needed. There will be operas, a Weimer film festival, a large White Russian contingent lead by Prince Felix Youssoupov who is a major sponsor of the
Event, a lecture by Sigmund Freud on The Sandman (book early), and the Venus in Furs theme party.

Please bring your guests. All travel expenses to be covered by a long time patron of my blog from Bangladesh. Her families history and culture far ante -dates that of the old Austro Hungarian Empire.

Day Three has begun at the post event observation of GL IV taking place at The Grand Budapest Hotel. Read about the concerts and operas scheduled, book a session with Dr. Freud, check out a few films at the festival hosted by Christopher Isherwood and stop by Mendel the Bibliophiles table in the coffee shop for all your rare book buying needs.

Many more guests arriving including a small contingent of elderly men arriving from Buenos Aires

Day Four at the Post Event Observation at The Grand Budapest Hotel. Join us for a cruise on the Danube, come along to the royal palace, for foodies get ready for some incredible delicacies on the Hungarian Food Tour, see what happens when three ladies from the American South arrive, and be there when the Mossad shows up. Visitors from India and Japan arrive as word of the great gathering spreads.